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Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History (Fukuoka): Science museum for Families – Location & Neare

Last updated: 2026-09-17

Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History is a science museum in Higashida, Fukuoka Prefecture, about 842 km from Tokyo Station and 440 km from Osaka Station in a straight line.

Kitakyushu Museum of Natural History & Human History
Photo: Kugel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
TypeScience museum
Name in Japanese北九州市立いのちのたび博物館
LocationHigashida, Fukuoka Prefecture
Nearest station (straight line)Space World Station – about 0.3 km
From Hakata Stationabout 47 km (straight line)
From Hiroshima Stationabout 164 km (straight line)
From Osaka Stationabout 440 km (straight line)
Coordinates33.86917, 130.80855
MapOpen in Google Maps
Official websitehttp://www.kmnh.jp/
Background readingWikipedia (English)

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